PLAY FAIR & WORK HARD

Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author wrote:

Play Fair & Work Hard

“Two of the building blocks of a resilient society.
And the opposite of the lazy shortcut.
The meaning of both causes change over time…

Play Fair:
– Everyone gets an opportunity to participate, from the
very beginning
– Leave your campsite cleaner than you found it
– Take responsibility for the effects and side effects of
your work
– Don’t seek monopoly power
– The long term is the point
– Show your work and bring transparency to the market
– Don’t be a jerk
– Give others the benefit of the doubt
– Call your fouls and don’t work the refs

Work Hard:
– Do the reading
– Ask good questions
– Create value
– Change your mind before it is fashionable
– Engage in emotional labor and seek out uncertainty
– Write the spec, don’t just follow it
– Play by the rules or work to change them”

“Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the Law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.” Jesus